to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
class-A; A class; A grade
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
in the future; another day; later
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
several people; a few people
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to get between; to be caught in
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
individualist; egoist; selfish person
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
characteristic; feature; special quality
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
loud laughter; hearty laugh
in the end; at the end of the day
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich