middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
cost reduction; cost saving
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
one after another; in succession
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
for a while; for some time; for a period
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
vast; limitless; boundless
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
business discussion; negotiation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
complete set; all; everything
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
configuration information
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate