gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to say; to be pleased to say
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
husband and wife; married couple
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
sorry; excuse me; thank you
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
very; much; greatly; a lot of
in one's own way or style
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
making a strange face; strange face
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage