what's what; heads or tails
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
average; leveling; levelling
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
assistance; backing; reinforcements
battlefield; battleground
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
sympathy; compassion; pity
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
of course; certainly; naturally
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to increase; to add to; to augment
way (of doing); manner; method; means
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
rational; reasonable; logical
to be badly made; to fail
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
android; artificial human; robot