technique; art; skill; move
to arrive home; to return
fixed; obvious; commonplace
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
operating room; operating theatre
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
desperately; for one's dear life
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to write down; to record; to register
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
if so; in that case; in that situation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to spring at; to leap upon
to knock down; to knock off
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side