to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to bail out (water); to scoop out
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to insist on one's own ideas
recovery; rescue; recapture
one's post; place of work; workplace
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
income; receipts; revenue
being very busy; busyness
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
way; course; the only way
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
personality; character; individuality; personhood
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to detain; to check; to restrain
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered