combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
30th day of the month; 30 days
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
as planned; according to plan
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
compassionate; sympathetic
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
to tear up and throw away
separation; farewell; parting
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent