to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
intelligence operative; spy
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many
a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devil
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
(not) even once; (not) ever
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
vocal sound; tone of voice
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to become attached; to begin to love
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas)