both sides; two sides; double-sided
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
speech and conduct; words and deeds
being upright and cleanhanded
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
major incident; major happening; big scandal
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
tatsoi (Brassica rapa); tah tsai; rosette bok choy
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
picture for coloring in (colouring)
author; writer; novelist; artist
new book; new publication
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
illustration (e.g. book); picture
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
alone; unaided; away from home
cry (of baby); mewl (of kitten)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief