to search for; to seek for; to look for
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
many; much; plenty; hardly
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention