courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
main question; real issue at hand
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
freely; frankly; without reserve
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
intelligence gathering; information gathering
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
snake; serpent; large snake
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
secret information; intelligence
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily