tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
support; backing; patronage
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
traditional Chinese medicine
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to feel a chill run down one's spine
fast-talking; rapid talking
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
being left out; being ostracized
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
this is why; this means; it is the case that
oldest; most advanced age
the first and second; a few
medical care; medical treatment
kid; young goat; goatling
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
news; word; tidings; omen
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to