to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
pointing out; identification
to anticipate; to foresee
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
one large ...; a great ...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable review; favourable review