pole; climax; extreme; extremity
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to hide; to keep to oneself
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
all things in nature; the whole creation
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
secondary; of secondary importance
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
slight wound; minor wound
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to triumph; to be elated with success
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
incompetent; have no merit
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to blow one's top
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
offensive (movement); aggression
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
admiration; being impressed (by)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
thick; bulky; massive; heavy