cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to rock; to shake; to swing
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
can't help; won't make much difference
what's that?; what the...
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
otherwise; or else; if not
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
on the occasion of; at the time of
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
to be the ruin of (a person)
course; route; path; process; means
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
war situation; progress of a battle
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock