wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
octopus; octopus regulator; alternate second-stage air pressure regulator used as an alternative air source in an emergency
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
fake; something false; sham; deception
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
door; gate; opening; title page
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent