effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
everything; anything; nothing
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
aforementioned; above-mentioned
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
father; dad; husband; you; he
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
the opposite sex; isomerism
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
time; season; period; phase; stage
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
gender; distinction of sex; sex
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
blighted love; disappointed love
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)