to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
(necessary) personnel; required person
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
kindergartener; preschooler
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(fish) biting at every cast
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
big catch (fishing); good haul
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
whispering into a person's ear
simple; simplified; easy; plain
dressing room; fitting room
beautiful legs; great legs
fishnet stockings (tights)