opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
choices; alternatives; options
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
calm; composed; leisurely
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in comparison to; rather than
question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)