naturally; of course; understandably
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
intuition; instinct; hunch
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
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
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to steal; to rob; to take away
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years