fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to hide; to keep to oneself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight