on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to talk; to carry meaning
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to get strong; to gain strength
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
successor; replacement; second wife
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
direct control; direct supervision
splish-splash; with a splash
having various interests; wide range of interests
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely