no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
a little bit; a little while
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
living thing; living creature; animal; life
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
bet; wager; stake; gamble
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
big talk; boasting; bragging
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to be needed; to be wanted
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to detain; to check; to restrain
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
imagination; supposition; guess
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes