bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
phantom; vision; illusion
the opposite direction; the other way
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to mix; to blend; to combine
coating (esp. lacquering)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to be smeared; to be covered
sales message; sales copy
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
in the same way as; just like
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
100,000,000; one hundred million
indescribable; having no way to express
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread