superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
place where one works; construction site; working area
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
statue; picture; picture revealing character
having said that; on the other hand
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
level ground; horizon; field of view
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
smuggling (people); stowing away
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
sea level; (surface of) sea
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack