to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
westward trip; trip to the West
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to think of; to come up with
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
tune (melody, piece of music)
push-up (exercise); press-up
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
one or two; a few; small number
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with