to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
because of; owing to; due to
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
good humour (humor); good mood
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
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
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
almost every day; almost daily
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
chance; opportunity; occasion
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation