program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
plural; multiple; several
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
simply put; putting it simply
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
loser; defeated person; the defeated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out