action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
calamity; misfortune; disaster
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
individual; one by one; separate; each
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
guidance; protective custody
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
something like ...; something called ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
penalty; sentence; punishment
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)