senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
in that way; like that; that way
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to use and then throw away
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to write down; to record; to register
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
of course; certainly; naturally
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
toxin; poisonous substance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale