unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
conduct; behavior; behaviour
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
first attack; first strike; first blow
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
last ray of hope; only hope
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
big talk; boasting; bragging
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
simple; simplified; easy; plain
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
second (unit of time); arc second
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
such; this sort of; like this
to practice magic; to practise magic
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
prohibition; inhibition; ban
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article