to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
low tone; bass; low voice
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
change in appearance; transformation
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
the other day; a few days ago
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
no!; no no!; no, not at all
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
red panda (Ailurus fulgens); lesser panda
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi