weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
offense and defense; offence and defence
good (place to leave off); convenient
one's share; one's portion
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave as is; to ignore
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to state; to express; to mention
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
good bye; I'm off; see you later
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to stare back (at); to glare back
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
rationalization; justification
ready-made; off the shelf
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)