adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to look down on; to make light of
decrease; reduction; decline
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
studying very hard; studying like mad
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to be able to manage somehow or another
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
magnetism; magnetic force
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
outward appearance; apparent
to comb down; to smooth down
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness