with a thump; (hanging) straight down
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
finger flick to the forehead
principle; theory; fundamental truth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to pass (of time); to elapse
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed