duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
dispersing; breaking up; running away
had better ...; had better not ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
how many years; how long; what year
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
that's the way it is; such is life
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
third day of the month; three days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
obstruction of business; interference with business
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to go out and away; to leave