meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
consideration; taking into account
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
master; teacher; stable master
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
society; the world; the times
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
survival; survivor; relic
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
besides; in addition; also; moreover
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
obliteration; annihilation
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
(giving) instruction; initiation
a little bit; a little while
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to hide; to conceal oneself
isolation; being alone; being friendless
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
preference; priority; precedence
tag (children's game); tig