large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to become red; to redden; to blush
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
two times; twice; two degrees
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
gambling den; gambling house
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
practice; practising; experience
other than; excluding; without
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
dancing or jumping for joy
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
living thing; living creature; animal; life
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
big talk; boasting; bragging
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)