with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
difficult problem; challenge
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
in high spirits; excited; energetic
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
(alone and) absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; all alone; (all) by oneself
gross; disgusting; sickening
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
protection against the cold
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust