as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
reduction by half; halving
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
holding a position of responsibility; person holding a responsible position; managerial position
at first; in the beginning; originally
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
sense of caution; wariness
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed