promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
looking on (somebody) as hostile
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to bring; to take; to bring about
abuse; misuse; perversion
example; illustration; precedent
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
future (usually near); prospects
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
half the body; half length
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be surprised; to be astonished
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid