replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
to stop walking; to pause
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to join forces; to cooperate
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
settlement; solution; resolution
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
four (long cylindrical things)
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy
to understand; to make out
practice; practising; training; study
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
this family; our family; this house; we
risk aversion; hedging; danger avoidance