nonchalantly; without a care
casual speech; peer language; informal language
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
water system; river system; drainage system
magic; sorcery; incantation
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
full view; plain sight; completely visible
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
intelligence agency; secret service
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to be opposite; to face each other
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
chilly; unpleasantly cold
bent back; hunchback; stoop
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview