change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
outsider; layman; amateur
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to kill; to defeat; to beat
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
in the same way as; just like
near; close; beside; third person
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
atonement; redemption; compensation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
absence; disregard; indifference
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
practical problem; practical matter
whispering into a person's ear
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to win and advance to the next round
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord