to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
above-mentioned; above-named; above
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
built-in; fixed; attached
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
either way; in any case; one way or another
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
for a while; for some time; for a period
like this; in this way; as you see
just the other day; quite recently
inspection; examination; survey
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
japchae (dish of vegetables and noodles); chapchae
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish