power balance; balance of power
headquarters; head office; main office
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
complete; whole; perfect; safe
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
going through; going via; going by way of
hey there; I say; see here
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
desperation; struggle to the death
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
trial product; prototype model
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
tonfa; traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
petty underling; small fry
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale