to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
modesty; humility; being humble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
sports ground; sports oval
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to repeat; to do something over again
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
triangle; triangular shape
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
entreaty; appeal; petition
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
street at night; making a night journey
to happen to meet; to come across
armor and helmet (armour)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
cancellation; abandonment
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
tedious; boring; being fed up with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in