to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
transactions; dealings; business
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to take someone's life; to kill someone
from the beginning; from scratch
endless; boundless; everlasting
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
otherwise; or else; if not
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to order; to command; to appoint
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
hairline; borders of the hair
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
way (of doing); manner; method; means
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover