drama; play; powerful drug
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
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
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
short pause; short interval
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
break; pause; interruption; intermission
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to subsist; to keep on living
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to be worried; to be troubled
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to subsist; to keep on living
the positive and the negative
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
level ground; horizon; field of view
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question