swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
strong pressure; heavy pressure
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
back off!; leave me alone!
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
relation; family relationship
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
furnishings; implements; equipment
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be suspected without cause
scoundrel; rascal; villain
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
good news; happy news; glad tidings