revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
general; popular; common; typical
spirit world; underworld; the next world
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to bring; to take; to bring about
around the world; throughout the world
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
natural calamity; disaster
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
within; inside of; less than