brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
infant; baby; little child
hostile party; enemy side
safety zone; traffic island
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
I can't die and leave things this way
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
order; directive; instructions; command
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
offensive (movement); aggression
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake