clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
at once; immediately; right now
reconciliation; make peace with
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
heroine; female protagonist
body and soul; mind and body
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
being argued into silence; being left speechless
an issue being settled; a case being closed
failure; mistake; blunder
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
already known; well-known
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
inverted position (tarot card, etc.); reversed position
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to take command; to give direction