to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
leaving everything up to someone else
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
noisy; confused; uproarious
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
deciding match; play-off; runoff
common front; united front
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
sentiment; sentimentality
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
leather; leather-bound; leathern
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to be led by; to be headed by
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
fricative; fricative consonant
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)