spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
prohibition; inhibition; ban
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
presence; sitting with; being with
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal