shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
business trip; official trip
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is I who should say so
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to happen to meet; to come across
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to close (one's eyes); to shut
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
belligerence; fighting spirit
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting