abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
fixed date; appointed day
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation