Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
founder of a religious sect
absolute beginner; complete amateur
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
notice; attention; observation
smoothly; easily; readily
standing; reserve; always having ready
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mobilization; mobilisation
how long; how far; how much
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
death from disease; death from illness
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
split; division; break up
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort