running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
topic of discussion; agenda
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
materials; data; document
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
situation report; status report; progress report
calming down; quieting down
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
only; merely; but; no more than
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one day; (on) a certain day
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(present) head of a family
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something