unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
very much; very many; more and more
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
central part; heart (of a city)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)