to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(some) more; even more; longer; further
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by sheer strength; by brute force
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
only; merely; but; no more than
enemy territory; hostile place
right in the center (centre)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to rest one's chin in one's hands
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not