to slip through; to slip past; to evade
just past noon; afternoon
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
fragment; one of the group or party
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
present continuous tense; present progressive form
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to be touching; to be moving
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
all night; throughout the night
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to loiter around; to wander about
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
likability; favorability; popularity
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
as soon as possible; ASAP
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible