of course; certainly; naturally
(religious) faith; belief; creed
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
pointing out; identification
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
contract; compact; agreement
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
simply put; putting it simply; in short
principle; theory; fundamental truth
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
disclosure; exposure; revelation
instead; but (on the other hand)
guest member; associate member; honorary member
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
as if nothing had happened
what time; (lit.) which hour
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
close; intimate; on good terms
multi-course menu; multi-course dining