rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
going up and down; rising and falling
to repeat; to do over again
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
when it becomes; when it comes to
clear solution; clean decision
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
beginning; outset; first; onset
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!