and; thereupon; because of that
superiority complex; sense of superiority
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
to drink up; to drain (cup)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
all you want; as much as one wants
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to half-rise to one's feet
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to shed light; to cast light
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
madder red; dark red; crimson
to throw at; to turn; to raise
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)