self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
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 cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
championship race; struggle for victory
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up