strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
foreign matter; impurities
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to increase; to add to; to augment
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
another kind; different kind; distinct species
the world in general; society; convention
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
ideally; if one were to wish for more
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
4th day of the month; four days
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre