point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
duty; obligation; responsibility
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
ancient times; prehistoric times
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to fight against; to oppose; to face
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off