witch's milk (milk secreted by some neonates)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
parting; separation; farewell
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
the same grade; same class
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
payment of debts; repayment
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
regular game; regular-season game
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
should do; ought to do; must do
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
young female rice planter; young girl
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
monolith; large slab of rock
bet; wager; stake; gamble
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to show signs of; to appear
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
clearing one's throat; cough
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
beautification; glorification
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
mockery; derision; ridicule
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing