one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
correction; revision; amendment
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
training; drill; practice; discipline
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; umpire's fan; fan-shaped emblem
to be a sign of; to be an omen for
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
pull; patronage; tug; discount
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
gathering; theatrical troupe
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
when it comes to; concerning
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
normal practice; proper practice
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
one's house; one's home; one's family
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
death from disease; death from illness
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than