selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
how can (one) do something
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
how long; how far; how much
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud