to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
tasteless and odorless; bland
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
superstition; superstitious belief
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to telephone; to make a phone call
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
capacity; volume; capacitance
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to find out; to discover; to detect
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known