to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to shut in; to confine; to contain
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
energy problems; energy issues
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
slapping the opponent with the open hand
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
precarious situation; precarious state
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to push aside; to push one's way through
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
analepticum; restorative medicine