disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
Japan and the Philippines
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
modernization; modernisation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
chopping board; cutting board
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
forbearance (in the face of difficulty, persecution, etc.); garlic
pillar of fire; blazing column
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
confusion; distraction; derangement
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said