nature; property; disposition
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to harm; to cause harm to
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
shop; small store; business; firm
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
fireball; bolide; fireball
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
hostility; animosity; enmity
hostility; antagonism; opposition
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to make a speech; to address
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at least; at most; (even) just
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market