being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
analepticum; restorative medicine
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
indirection; indirectness
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to prevent; to take precautions
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
in the meanwhile; during the time
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
plainly; clearly; vividly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
offense and defense; offence and defence
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
support; backing; aid; assistance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)