on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
success on the first try (attempt)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
art of war; strategy; tactics
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
first thing in the morning
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
in name only; titular; nominal
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures