statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
metallic sound; metallic clank
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
(death from) starvation; starving to death
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to sweat and slave; to toil away
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
even if; even though; however; no matter how
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
human relations; personal relationships
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
head start; initiative; preemption
naked eye; the physical eye
this is why; this means; it is the case that
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment