sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
knowing; (an) acquaintance
don't you think?; indicates question
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
origin; beginning; source; rise
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to fold up; to fold into layers
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to go out and away; to leave
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
how long; how far; how much
scale; scope; plan; structure
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
firm promise; definite promise
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime