phantom; vision; illusion
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
gambling den; gambling house
cultural assets; cultural property
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(made of) stone; stone-built
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
all present; all concerned; all of us
strong opposition; vehement opposition