to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
surely; certainly; without doubt
technical skill; ability; capacity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to rush back; to run back
accomplishment; execution
private citizen; civilian
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
race (of people); type of person
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
jaw joint; temporomandibular joint; TMJ
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
end of life; death; annihilation
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
in deep black; in jet black
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study