mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to have meaning; to be meaningful
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
that kind; competition; match
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to say no more; to sink into silence
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that's the way it is; such is life
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency