death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
sovereign power; the reins of government
restoring (power, etc.) to the emperor
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
several sheets (flat objects)
Northern Expedition (China; 1926-1928)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
wide-awake to one's interests
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to come back; to bloom a second time
to feign illness; to pretend to be ill
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster