(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
throat; important part; vital area
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
height (measured at the withers)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life