(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
snake; serpent; large snake
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
perpetual youth and longevity
no!; no no!; no, not at all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
while; during (the time when)
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to take over; to hand over
as if it were about oneself
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
very interesting; of great interest
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear