equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
request; appeal; claim; purchase
as; because; with; due to
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
unexpectedly; surprisingly
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
self-torturing; masochistic
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
hard struggle; strenuous effort
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be dispersed; to get separated
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
briars; thicket; the bush
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true