to be discouraged; to shrink from
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
spy; secret agent; spying
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as you can imagine; as imagined
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up