obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as (for); for; in the capacity of
soldier; combatant; warrior
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to incur someone's enmity
adoration; admiration; devotion
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
hostility; animosity; enmity
likability; favorability; popularity
sexy; popular; well-liked
proud; having a prominent nose
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
temple; shrine; sanctuary
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...