wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
honour; honor; glory; privilege
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
serious; not joking; straight
to repeat; to do something over again
accurate; correct; precise; exact
real machine (as opposed to a model or simulation); actual machine; actual device; real aeroplane; actual aircraft
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
practice; practising; experience
very; extremely; excessively
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sickness bag; sick bag; vomit bag; motion sickness bag
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)