while alive; during one's lifetime
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
according to plan; as planned; on target
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pet groomer; animal groomer; laminate trimmer; trimmer; hair clipper
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
this (very thing); this precisely
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
taste; liking; preference
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado