finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
at once; immediately; right now
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
great difference; big difference; wide margin
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
temporary; provisional; interim
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to decide; to determine; to judge