to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
large build; large pattern
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to sustain a serious wound
discretion; consideration; allowance
to push back; to press back; to force back
contest of strength; trial of strength
physical strength; muscular strength
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to well up; to burst; to arise
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage