war; battle; match; game; competition
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
don't you think?; indicates question
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
had better ...; had better not ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring