to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
not in one's right mind; insane
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
breakthrough; great discovery
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
pink (colour, color); peach
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
striking; remarkable; considerable
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to be talented; to be able
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
non-alignment; nonalignment
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
being good-for-nothing; useless person
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
posture; position; pose; attitude
on bad terms; at loggerheads
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)