familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
control; management (e.g. of a business)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to join together; to combine; to join up
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
fatal accident; deadly accident
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to complain; to make a complaint
thought; consideration; thinking
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
casualties; injuries and deaths
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
interruption; suspension; break
discretion; consideration; allowance
patient; having a long fuse
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path