disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
full throttle; full power
side effect; adverse reaction
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
otherwise; or else; if not
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
killing two birds with one stone
both; both sides; both parties
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
using as an intermediary; through
what people say; rumours; public opinion
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
recollection; calling to mind
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words