entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
craving; longing; thirsting
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to tighten; to press hard
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to live; to reside; to inhabit
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many