to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
desalinating with water; salt removal
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
apparently; appears to be
slight; insignificant; small
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
river fish; freshwater fish
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
massing (of troops); gathering
in the open; the open air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of