incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
old body; aged person; elderly person
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
hostile party; enemy side
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to do together; to share; to participate in
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
isolation; being alone; being friendless
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ignorant of the ways of the world
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
at least; at most; (even) just
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to complain; to make a complaint
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance