(necessary) personnel; required person
war situation; progress of a battle
port (left side of vessel)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
action-reaction law; Newton's third law of motion
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
mass; quality and quantity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
on time; on schedule; punctually
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
elopement; running away with a lover
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to order; to command; to appoint
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)