musical composition; melody writing; song writing
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
strategist; tactician; schemer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount