whole story; full picture; full particulars
grasp; catch; understanding
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
head house (family); birthplace; originator
reaching; attaining; arrival
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
starboard (side of a ship)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
in one's own way or style
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
quite; utterly; really; completely
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to know (a person); to think
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)