abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
threat; intimidation; menace
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mountain climbing; mountaineering
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
concession; conciliation; compromise
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
peril; danger; hazard; distress
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
stone (used for throwing)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
coming to live (at a place)
grudge; malice; intention; disposition; obstinacy; reason
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme