matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
yearned for; longed for; missed
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
goodness; excellence; virtue
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hereabouts; around there; that area
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
scoundrel; rascal; villain
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
plural; multiple; several
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be worried; to be troubled
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
reason; cause; circumstances
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict