crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
visual hallucination; vision
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to have the privilege of doing
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
by today; before the day is over
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
like that; that way; thus
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
period of time; time slot; time zone
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)