manners; behavior; behaviour
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
remainder; the rest; what is left
control; check; restraint; inhibition
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to keep in mind; to memorize
commander; general; leader
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
comma; decimal point; radix point
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
questions and answers; dialogue
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand