establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
one way or the other; either way
to strip; to peel; to tear off
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
general; popular; common; typical
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
matter of time; question of time
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly