to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
around the world; throughout the world
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to save; to leave over; to spare
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to ask a question; to ask questions
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
nothing but; none other than
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
advance payment; money paid in advance
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to see through; to see the true nature of something
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully