inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(the condition of) one's health
index; indices; indicator
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
basis for decision; evidence for judging
notice; attention; observation
physical condition; state of health
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
mountain stream; mountain torrent
distinction; discrimination
animal heart (usu. grilled on skewers)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
distress; wretched condition
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
with a start; with a jump
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)