to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to shake one's head (in denial)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
busy; having no time (for)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
short distance; short range; short-haul
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
snake; serpent; large snake
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
voice training; vocal exercises
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to check; to stop; to keep back
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense