to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
question; inquiry; enquiry
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know