to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
grip (of hand); grip strength
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
I have nothing to do with it
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
east, west, south and north
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
hand used like a sword in striking
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
precarious situation; precarious state
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
temporary absence from school
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
external wound; (physical) trauma
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue