participation; joining; entry; adherence
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
at once; immediately; right now
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rather; better; instead; if anything
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
school expenses; education fund
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
full payment; liquidation
delusion; trick of the imagination
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
this and that; one thing or another
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
relation; connection; relevance
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
simply put; putting it simply; in short
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet