meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to arrest; to capture; to seize
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
person of doubtful origin
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in high spirits; excited; energetic
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
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)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
now that; since; so long as; because
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up