favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to launch a surprise attack
acceleration; speeding up
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
end of life; death; breathing one's last
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to die; to lay down life's burden
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to pretend; to act (as if)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to palm off; to force a sale
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally