one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to do together; to share; to participate in
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to await; to wait for; to expect
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
source of information; intelligence source; message source
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to investigate; to examine
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about