eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
existence; being; presence
in the end; after all is said and done
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to continue to do; to persist in doing
in deep black; in jet black
mask; disguise; guise; mask
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
rather than; more ... than ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
final; eventual; ultimate
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
always; all the time; never; usual; regular