preliminary test or trial; tryout
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
surely (not); certainly (not)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to jest; to clown (around)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
influential person; man of importance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
head over heels; headlong; head first
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
pleased to make your acquaintance
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
grasp; catch; understanding
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
rule; reign; government; governing