seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to try to do; to attempt to do
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to run through; to run past
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to speak; to say; to vocalize
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations