milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
commander; general; leader
commander; commanding officer; CO
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
historical; traditional; historic
good family; respectable family; decent family
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
lack of information; data deficiency
donation; contribution; endowment
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
Yu Gong (main character in the 4th century BC Chinese fable "The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains"); Yúgōng; Yukong
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
obscure; vague; ambiguous
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
revisiting; visiting again
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
this and that; this or that; one thing after another