as you see; as you can see
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
time limit; time restriction
chilly; unpleasantly cold
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
escape hatch; escape door
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to finish; to end; to close
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
older brother and younger sister
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
true character; true heart; true spirit
all (there is); as long as there is
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to refrigerate
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to think of; to come up with