before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to become empty; to be emptied
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
busy; having no (free) time
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
one more time; once more; once again
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)