gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
fiction; fabrication; concoction
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
adoration; admiration; devotion
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to prostrate oneself (before)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
it's not like; it isn't as if
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
oracle; revelation; divine message
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt