warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
immortal; undying; indestructible
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
sphere; circle; range; category
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to indicate; to show; to point to
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
national border; provincial border
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
passing through without stopping; passing by
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
within the jurisdiction of
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
supporting role (actor); minor role
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
great physical power; animal strength
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take up space; to occupy space
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
receiving; acceptance; reception
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
reason; logic; method; system; order
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
promising without due consideration
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?