understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
succession struggle; succession race
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
choices; alternatives; options
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
opposite side; opposition
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
the good fortune to have been born male
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
had better ...; had better not ...
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
such ... as; or some such
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation