scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
in person; personally; directly
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to bring back; to restore
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
precarious situation; precarious state
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
house search; search of the premises
drop dead, you bastard!; fuck you!
the front; honest; upright; decent
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective