acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to complain; to lodge a complaint
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
simply; merely; only; solely
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
briskly; quickly; promptly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
entreaty; supplication; petition
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
witnessing; observing; sighting
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
even though things may appear this way
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted