in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
have to do; must; should; ought to
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be entwined; to be involved
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
appearance; expression; manifestation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to be to the point; to be pertinent