mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
surely; certainly; without doubt
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
lost article; lost property
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to shed light; to cast light
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
with a start; with a jump
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness