ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be surprised; to be astonished
when it becomes; when it comes to
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
dealing with; coping with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
root; joint; base; crotch
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
upper half of the body; upper body
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
metre; meter; meter; gauge
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
true state; actual condition; reality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear