large amount of money; great cost
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
strength; power; proficiency; ability
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
this is why; this means; it is the case that
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)