main; principal; chief; primary; major
falling asleep; going to sleep
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
determination; conviction
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to complete one's journey
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
piece; fragment; one (object)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
right angle; perpendicular
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to say; to be pleased to say
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)