to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
in that manner; like that
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
ago; since; before; previous
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
every person; each one; everybody
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
imposing stance; daunting pose
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
waste of time; killing time
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to throw into; to toss into
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
refusal; rejection; denial; veto