deleterious substance; toxic substance
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to take measures; to take steps
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
chilly; unpleasantly cold
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
from the beginning; from scratch