to be silent; to say nothing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
wherein; therein; thereinto
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
regret; repentance; remorse
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
difficult to ...; hard to ...
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare back at; to look back at
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength