fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to squeeze out; to wring out
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
bakery; baker; pastry shop
alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
to beat time; to mark time
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
changing clothes; change of clothes
troubled face; worried expression
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)