great man; great god; hero; big man
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to leave as is; to ignore
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
interference; intervention; meddling
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
scandal; deplorable event
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
right (to do something); authority; power
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove