to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to pretend; to act (as if)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
suddenly; all of a sudden
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
loading on top; piling on top; upper load; adding (to); increase (in quantity); additional amount
reduction by half; halving
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to unfold; to unroll; to open
boisterously; roughly; briskly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends