persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
with a bang (clash, bump)
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
for dear life; barely escaping alive
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
to make a false accusation; to invent a pretext for a quarrel
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
giving in against one's better judgment; letting someone have their way no matter how unreasonable; grudging compliance; reluctant acquiescence
sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
belongings; appendage; accessory
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
to say; to be pleased to say
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
this and that; something or other; one thing or another
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake