madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
weave; weaving; woven item
to mix; to stir; to blend
detached; aloof; indifferent
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
if you ask me ...; as for ...
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
quitting while one is ahead
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
half-sibling (with a different father)
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
quickly; calmly; intently
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
besides; moreover; in addition
reason for being; raison d'être
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
ornamental ridge-end tile
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to be subject to punishment; to be punished