to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
negative emotions; negative feelings
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
so; therefore; and; (and) then
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
rival; competitor; competition
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
substitution; alternative; substitute
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
but; however; provided that
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
already; now; no longer; not any more
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
silence; stillness; quietness
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
failure; mistake; blunder
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance