(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to have an eye on; to zero in on
beyond human understanding
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
counter for wheels and flowers
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
blunder; slip; error; error
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
trifling; little; few; slight
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of