to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
succession; continuation; series; sequence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to see through; to see the true nature of something
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
professional killer; hit man
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
under control (e.g. of territory)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guess; speculation; supposition
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
enemy territory; hostile place
new invention (discovery)
one's way back; one's way home
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not