to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
expression; presentation; representation; notation
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
degree of familiarity; popularity
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
reigning; controlling; dictating
just because; even if; even though
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
parent-child relationship
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect