serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
telecommunications company; telco
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
to cling tearfully to (someone)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
seven (long cylindrical things)
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
powdered medicine; powder
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
fate; destiny; predestination
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)