preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
ocean fish; saltwater fish
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
resignation; acceptance; consolation
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
circulation; dissemination
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
having lost face; in a bind
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
split; division; break up
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
touché; you've got me there
symbol; code; sign; notation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
power; authority; influence
pioneer; settler; colonist
offence; offense; hindrance
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to be discordant; to have discord
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched