attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to compete with; to vie for
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to blame; to find fault with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
main; principal; chief; primary; major
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people