charming; fascinating; attractive
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
letting (someone) die without helping
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
with a friendly grin; smilingly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter