another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
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)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
packed and sterilised food; retort food
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
common front; united front
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to add (to); to add on; to append
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
big snake; (large) serpent
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)