to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to exchange; to interchange
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to blaze; to burn brightly
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
older sister and younger brother
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
(someone else's) parents; both parents
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
study; pursuit of knowledge
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
motive power; driving force
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
appearance; expression; manifestation