to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
like this; in this way; as you see
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to squeeze out; to wring out
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
place to die; place of death
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
iron hammer; crushing blow