to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
difference; variation; difference
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to overdo; to do too much
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Luoyang (China); Kyoto (alternative name)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point