low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
one way or the other; either way
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
the place for; the time for; the level of
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
military campaign; battle; war
impossible; unlikely; improbable
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sales battle; business competition
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
death from disease; death from illness
to increase; to add to; to augment
business; trade; operations; sales
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC