to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
postoperative; after surgery
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to squeeze out; to wring out
take-out; take-away; carry-out
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
bowing many times (in apology)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
head over heels; headlong; head first
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to live fast (and recklessly)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice