share; portion; quota; cut
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
competent; suitable; qualified
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
murder; homicide; manslaughter
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
cannot be compared with; no match for
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
decoration; ornament; trimmings
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)