in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
for more details ...; for further information ...
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to stare back at; to look back at
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to relax; to feel at home
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
talk about divorce or separation
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
counter for choices, options, etc.
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
contrived; false-sounding
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
planning; project; plan; design
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
conviction; belief; confidence
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
beyond that point; after that
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)