just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
vexing; irritating; impatient
to get back together (with a former partner)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to be injured; to sustain a wound
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be smeared; to be covered
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
food storage; provision store; pantry
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to overdo; to do too much
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
matter of time; question of time
relaxation; recreation; recess
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved