favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
finish; finishing; finishing touches
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
first attack; first strike; first blow
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
going straight on; going straight ahead
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
letting (someone) die without helping
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income