sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to jump from one thing to another
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
will not do; do not; does not
how; in what way; by what means
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
having said that; be that as it may
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to part left and right; to open out
light (e.g. colour, color)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
boy; son; baby boy; young man
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old