to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
index finger; forefinger; second toe
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
living thing; living creature; animal; life
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)