supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
large crowd; mass of people
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
though; notwithstanding; although
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to crimp; to join together; to swage; to calk; to caulk
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring