demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
danger; peril; hazard; risk
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to thrust away; to send flying
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)