seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
(period of) a year; during an era
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to squeeze out; to wring out
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be reminded of; to call to mind
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
platform; home; home base; home plate
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)