with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
toilet; lavatory; powder room
pressure; oppression; suppression
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to incur someone's enmity
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
opening and shutting; opening and closing
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
current value; price; market value
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops