speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
infancy; childhood; tender age
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dye; to colour; to color
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in the same way as; just like
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
rule; reign; government; governing
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses