the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
snake; serpent; large snake
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
last night; yesterday evening
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing