under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
even without doing; even without being
to apologize sincerely; to apologise sincerely
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to select someone (out of many people)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
hard-line policy; tough measure
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
mental aspect; mental side
contrived; false-sounding
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
lack of individuality or personality
lack of innovation; stupidity
pack of lies; complete fabrication
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
basic mistake; careless mistake
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
dictaphone; dictation system
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning