usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to stare back (at); to glare back
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
war of aggression; war of conquest
friction; discord; strife
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
influence; clout; leverage
war; battle; match; game; competition
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
signature pose; trademark pose
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
of tender years; very young
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)