to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
storage space (esp. in a home)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
naked eye; the physical eye
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
superb view; picturesque scenery
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
charging (electrically); electrification
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
being on duty; person on duty
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
sleeping comfort or snugness
great difference; big difference; wide margin
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
way of talking; speaking style
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to begin shooting; to shoot out