regular time; stated period
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
several sheets (flat objects)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(having) life-and-death power (over)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
covered wagon; prairie schooner
space; interval; space character; whitespace
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
together; abreast; side-by-side
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
one's assessment of the situation
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
feather decoration; plume
blocking the way; standing in the way
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
personal combat; one-to-one fight
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
assistance; backing; reinforcements
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
excellent; superb; first-rate
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at