beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to figure out; to get an idea
to overcharge; to rip off
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to use and then throw away
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
control; management; supervision
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
the right person in the right place
force (bulldoze) one's way through
practice; practising; experience
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
vacant house; unoccupied house
(theatrical) fighting scene
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine