on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
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
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
genuine; authentic; true; real
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to have sexual intercourse
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
you could say that; that might be so
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to start; to begin; to commence
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of