to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
success; prosperity; boom
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to speak; to hear a voice
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
you (plural); all of you; you all
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to detain; to check; to restrain
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing