contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
chance (of success); odds
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
length and breadth; length and width; warp and weft; warp and woof
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(necessary) personnel; required person
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
number of persons; personnel
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
opposite side; other side
to satisfy the requirements
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony