bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
I don't want to boast but
substantial matter; significant item
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
please (give me); please (do for me)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
steady; sound; reliable; solid
ability; capability; skill
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to send or direct a person to
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail