being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
fixed date; appointed day
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
be (that) as it may; having said that
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
combat power; fighting strength
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
soldier; combatant; warrior
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
tank (military vehicle); chariot
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
palm heel; heel of the palm
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
financial world; business circles
affiliated company; affiliated business
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
marriage proposal; marriage talks
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
several times (as large, over)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
to look away; to turn away
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check