to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to look away; to turn away
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
on duty; at work; while working
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to breathe out; to exhale
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
slight; insignificant; small
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
regular time; stated period
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on