Chinese poem with five characters per line
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
uninhabited island; desert island
to rest one's chin in one's hands
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
celebratory banquet; feast
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
up in a tree; in the trees
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
submersion; inundation; being flooded
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
battle formation; military formation
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)