duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
friction; discord; strife
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
uninhabited island; desert island
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
self-examination; reflection
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to degenerate; to lapse into
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
trial; judgement; judgment
resolution; vote; decision
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound