stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to happen to have on hand or in stock
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
direct connection; direct link
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
obedience; submission; resignation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
memory; sense; experience
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
petty underling; small fry
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty