the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
under the orders of; by order (command)
to investigate; to examine
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
in succession; one after another
a little bit; a little while
prisoner's dilemma; prisoners' dilemma
remaining silent; keeping secret
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
this family; we; this house
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
suffix for familiar person
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
real intention; true motive; true meaning
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled