main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
loitering on the way; wayside grass
greeting; a fine thing to say
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
strong-willed; strong of heart
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
limbs; arms and legs; body
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
such; this sort of; like this
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
female company president; female CEO
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience