(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
now that you say that; now that you mention it
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
now that; since; so long as; because
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to read smoothly; to skim
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
large-breed dog; large dog
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
belligerence; fighting spirit
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to part left and right; to open out
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
round shape; circle; circular form
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy