large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
another thing; exception; special case
several times; a few times
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
deciding the order of players (by drawing one card each; highest draw deals)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
solidarity; joint; collective
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
you could say that; that might be so
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
conviction; belief; confidence