store; shop; establishment; restaurant
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
form; shape; figure; morph
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
intercept; interception; counter-attack
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
stifled (laughter); simmering
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)