pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to strike dead; to beat to death
implantation (of an embryo)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
complete stranger; total stranger
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
looking depressed; long face
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
person of doubtful origin
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to walk away; to walk off
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
best friend; very close friend
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation