to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
inheritance; something given or received
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
such; like that; in that way
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to rebuild; to reconstruct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate