older brother; elder brother
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
leisure; leisure time; spare time
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet