chance (of success); odds
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
for a while; for some time; for a period
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
(United States of) America; USA
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
rising; ascending; climbing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material