end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
12th day of the month; 12 days
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
point in common; common feature
connection; link; relationship
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
otherwise; or else; if not
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality