to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
high and low (social standing)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to be helpful; to be useful
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
present (brought by a visitor); gift
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
with a click; with a snap
technology; technique; technical
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
creation; generation; formation; derivation
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
steel; sword steel; sword
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
lower half of the body; nether parts
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
counter for wheels and flowers
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
three; three years of age