show; exhibition; spectacle
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to hurt; to smart; to sting
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to be hot on a person's heels
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
reduction by half; halving
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
with a clink (click, clack)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
many; numerous; various; large number of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
forcibly; against one's will
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to ask; to enquire; to query
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
have to do; must; should; ought to
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate