far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
ability to get things done
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
point of reference; reference point
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
willpower; energy; vitality
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be discouraged; to be disheartened