tide; current; tendency; trend
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
power map; power structure; power relationships
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
how much; how many; however
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to visit frequently; to haunt
now that; since; so long as; because
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up