hard worker; hardworking person
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
to strangle; to constrict
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
counter for drops of liquid
inside the cell; intracellular
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
billow; surge; large wave
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
consequently; as a result
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to grow up; to become an adult
large amount of money; great cost
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct