to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
leaving everything up to someone else
to triumph; to be elated with success
as expected; as predicted
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
consumption; expenditure; spending
ancient times; prehistoric times
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to forget completely; to leave behind
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
thousands; several thousand
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
supply; provision; raising; procurement
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means