yogi; practitioner of yoga
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
variety of goods; number of articles
whole nation; whole land; whole country
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
many; numerous; various; large number of
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
one-by-one; separately; in detail
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
three days and three nights
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
spirit; heart; disposition
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
war; fighting; fierce competition
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout