back street; back alley; off-street
ten; 10; ten years of age
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
surely; certainly; without doubt
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to join forces; to cooperate
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to breathe in and breathe out
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
image; figure; figure; form; image
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
profitable plan; good plan
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
irritation; annoyance; frustration