thereupon; shortly thereafter
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
fertile, productive field
armour (e.g. tank); armor
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
beyond that point; after that
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
decision; determination; resolution
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
choices; alternatives; options
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
function; facility; faculty; feature
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy