small number; few; minority
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
butcher's knife; chef's knife
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
putting out the light; switching off the light
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
standing close together; bristling (with)
toast; congratulatory cup
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to include; to welcome (in a group); to let in; (arch.) to bring near; (arch.) to put close; (arch.) to let come near
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
amazing truth; cardinal principle; key (to understanding)
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
adverse circumstances; adversity
emergency; unexpectedness
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
battle formation; military formation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
serving a master; employee
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)