without thinking of the consequences
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shopping; purchased goods
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
secret information; intelligence
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
specialization; specialisation
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
technique; art; skill; move
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses