haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
stopping functioning; being out of service
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to break the silence; to break one's silence
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
preservation; retainment; keeping
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
ship's nationality; ship's country of registration
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)