operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
even if; even though; however; no matter how
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to rush over; to run up to
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to bend; to warp; to curve
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
breeding; raising; rearing
in advance; beforehand; previously
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
step; stride; counter for steps
opinion; point of view; visual point
to become settled; to be fixed
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect