light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
commander; general; leader
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
one's assessment of the situation
one's first campaign; one's first battle
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
preface; introduction; preamble
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
all; entire; whole; altogether
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot