secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
protracted war; war of attrition
when it becomes; when it comes to
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to triumph; to be elated with success
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth