startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
nurses' station; nurse training and placement organization
time-out; timeout; timeout
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
polish (jewels); cultivation
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to lure someone; to entice someone
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
support; backing; patronage
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
meteor; shooting star; falling star
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
sentiment; sentimentality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to take someone's life; to kill someone