belief; faith; conviction
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to give directions; to issue instructions
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to rant and rave; to raise hell
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
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)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
authority; power; influence
selection; choice; picking out
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)