has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
convenient; handy; useful
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
existence; possession; having; limited company
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
grip (of hand); grip strength
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
influence; effect; impact
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
four corners; four ordinal directions
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
hey there; I say; see here
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
king; monarch; ruler; champion
personality; style; appearance
patting; stroking; caressing
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
hostility; animosity; enmity
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK