just a minute; small quantity
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
chapter one; first chapter
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to flare up; to burst into flames
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
power; might; authority; influence
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to complete decisively; to do to completion
true character; true heart; true spirit
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
choices; alternatives; options
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to be surprised; to be astonished
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump