one way or the other; either way
changing completely; transformation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
preference; priority; precedence
jokingly; in the form of a joke
difficult problem; challenge
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
gem; jewel; precious stone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
discovery; detection; finding
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
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
guess; speculation; supposition
to be consistent; to be coherent
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
how long; how far; how much
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust