snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take back; to recapture
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
street stall; stand; booth
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by