self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
reaching; attaining; arrival
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
deceased; late; dead; departed
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to pause; to have a short intermission
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
professional killer; hit man
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
consequently; as a result
offender; criminal; culprit
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)