ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
dodgy dealings; monkey business
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to be able to manage somehow or another
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
influential person; man of importance
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
bygones; the past; past event
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
very likely; very probable
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to have an eye on; to zero in on
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
this world; this life; world of the living
to erase all trace of something
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
probability; likelihood; chances