to pierce through; to break through
spots; speckles; spotted pattern; mottled pattern
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to annoy; to cause trouble
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to palm off; to force a sale
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute