to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to repeat; to do something over again
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
limited; limiting; restrictive
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
single word; a few words; brief comment
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to discuss; to talk together
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to turn towards; to point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going