high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
self-defense; self-defence
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
the right person in the right place
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to shave off; to scrape off
to smash; to break into pieces
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
brave general; great soldier
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
powerful army; strengthening of the military
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to gather strength; to take heart
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)