strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to cross the line; to go too far
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
firm; strong; solid; stable
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to discuss; to talk together
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
influence; clout; leverage
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to make one's own; to take possession of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear