art of war; strategy; tactics
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
manner (with others); attitude
all-out attack; general offensive
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
butter rice; buttered rice
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
white fish; fish with white flesh
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
family-oriented; familial
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
economical; comparatively cheap
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to come to see; to come and see; to visit