the five fingers; leading five; top five
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to wring the neck; to strangle
to rule; to govern; to administer
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
water (hydraulic) pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
some book; book about that subject; books
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
education; training; discipline
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
development; exploitation