stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
question; inquiry; enquiry
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
equilibrium; good balance; poise
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
on the occasion of; at the time of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
shoulder mark; shoulder board; epaulette; epaulet
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite