independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
side effect; adverse reaction
conversely; on the contrary
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
America and China; Sino-American
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
natural virtue; personal virtue
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
maintaining the status quo
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to live through; to survive
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
characteristic; feature; special quality
another; different; something else
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)