reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
price; cost; value; worth; value
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
from the viewpoint of; according to
main text; original text; this book; this volume
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body