many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to refuse; to reject; to deny
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to revere; to respect; to worship
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
second arrow; second move; second step
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good