playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
temporary truce; ceasefire
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
complete change; about-face
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
of great promise; with a promising future
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
condition; state (of health); appearance
high-quality goods; choice goods
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(distinction of) sex; gender
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
judgment; judgement; discernment
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
how many years; how long; what year
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
state religion; official religion; established religion