hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
promotion; raising of status
to affect; to impact; to influence
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
coffee time; tea time; coffee break
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac