to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
worried look; concerned expression
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to turn against; to become an enemy
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
in search of; in order to look for
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
trade; buying and selling
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
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 flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection