to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to ask a question; to ask questions
soldier; combatant; warrior
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to be too numerous; to be too much
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
even though; despite; when
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
control; management (e.g. of a business)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
to be in danger of; to be liable to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)