dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
suddenly; all of a sudden
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
research office; research division; inquiry section
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to go along; to walk along; to follow
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
distribution of electricity
liquefied natural gas; LNG
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
to be biased; to have a bias
the very start; the very beginning
in a day; in a brief space of time