fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
hating; strongly disliking
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
close; intimate; on good terms
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
old friend; old acquaintance
connection; link; relationship
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to translate; to interpret
smoothly; easily; readily