looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
settlement; solution; resolution
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to hold fast; to protect to the end
war; battle; match; game; competition
optimism; taking an optimistic view
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
on bad terms; at loggerheads
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
half-sibling (with a different mother)
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
commander; commanding officer; CO
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
intimacy; affection; familiarity
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing