character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
root; source; origin; cause
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
discipline; training; teaching manners
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
that; the matter in question
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry