to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
place; situation; position; location
bright red; crimson lotus flower
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
(right at the) side; just beside
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sword skills; swordsmanship
no-good man; (male) loser
technique; art; skill; move
society; the world; the times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...