famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
to hit hard; to strike hard
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
draw (in competition); tie game
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
pleased to make your acquaintance
to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
breakdown of negotiations
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
research and development; R&D
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
belatedly; though a little too late
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously