to send or direct a person to
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
talk; recital; narration; topic
main question; real issue at hand
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
never mind!; don't worry about it
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
young carer (child who cares for a family member with a disability, illness, etc.)
moving tale; impressive tale
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
using every trick (in the book)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
hair on the back of one's head
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
even though it is not; despite not
to look down on; to make light of
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
to palm off; to force a sale
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to repent; to be penitent
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
severe; strict; tough; hard
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired