abstruse; occult; mysterious
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
being startled; getting a shock
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
best article under heaven; peerless
mental aspect; mental side
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to pay attention; to be watchful
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
unexpected meeting; coincidence
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
weakening; emaciation; decline
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
audience (with a person of high standing)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)