to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
interview (e.g. for a job)
what kind of; what sort of; what
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
for today; for the time being
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
mountain chain; mountains
group; bunch; crowd; group
southwestern part; the southwest
to have one's horizons broadened
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to search for; to seek for; to look for
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass