coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
just one person; only one
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to hide; to conceal oneself
to jump upon (a moving object)
matter of time; question of time
to finish reading; to read through
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
thunderous roar; roaring sound
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
long; drawn-out; very long
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to step firmly; to harden by treading
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
first appearance (of the season)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret