war; battle; match; game; competition
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to give; to do (something) for
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
entertainment; amusement; fun
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
next term; next period; next version; next release
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
open; public; official; overt
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)