complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
pointing (at; with one's finger)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
Saint Bernard (dog breed); St. Bernard
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
backup dancer; background dancer
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
at work; in the midst of work; working
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
obstruction of business; interference with business
to remove; to move out of the way
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to well up; to burst; to arise
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir