how should I know?; don't ask me
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
simply put; putting it simply; in short
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
on the occasion of; at the time of
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
protracted war; war of attrition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
grudge; complaint; reproach