jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
twice; again; second time
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(not) so much; (not) that much
simply; merely; only; solely
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
cannot be compared with; no match for
continuation; succession; series
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thought; consideration; thinking
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous