a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
to get out of shape; to lose shape
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to look away; to turn away
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to let out a cry; to break forth
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
cleavage (in embryology); segmentation
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
retort; back talk; backchat
everybody; every last one of them; all