whole story; full picture; full particulars
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
cooperation; collaboration
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
by sheer strength; by brute force
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
moment by moment; hour by hour
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to turn against; to become an enemy
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
be (that) as it may; having said that
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to put one's hand on; to touch
handful; small amount; small number
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach