to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
natural virtue; personal virtue
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
war; battle; match; game; competition
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on