faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
charming; fascinating; attractive
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
control; check; restraint; inhibition
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to compete with; to vie for
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to attack; to assault; to assail
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
regret; repentance; remorse
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
like this; in this way; as you see
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently