to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
standing on one's feet for a long time
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
some people; a few people; several people
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to use and then throw away
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
accumulation; accumulate; store
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
difficult problem; challenge
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
whichever one chooses; either way