to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to put on airs; to assume importance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
contemplation; meditation
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper