to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
on the occasion of; at the time of
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
support; backing; aid; assistance
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
disturbance; riot; mayhem
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling