stepping back; drawing back
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to look forward to something
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
chink in the armor (armour)
forcibly; against one's will
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be jealous; to be envious
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to attempt; to test; to try out
notice; attention; observation
four (long cylindrical things)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
double; twice (as much); twofold
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax