bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
certainly; surely; definitely
just because; even if; even though
hegemony; leadership; initiative
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
melancholy; gloom; depression
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to crack; to develop a crack
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
experiential; empirical; experimental
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
premature death; untimely death; dying young
three persons; three parties
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe