half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
how many people; a number of people
strict order; peremptory command
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to incur someone's enmity
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
another family; another house
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it