joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
ancient time; age of the gods
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
caries; carious; spinal caries; tuberculous osteitis
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
hospital gown; patient gown
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
assault; violence; damaging (someone)
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
real experience; actual observations
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
high ground; plateau; heights