may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
vicious circle; vicious cycle
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
effect; result; worth; use; avail
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander