aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
up until now; as recently as the present
protracted war; war of attrition
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
on countless occasions; many a time
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
like this; in this way; as you see
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
second; number two; runner-up
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to escape from; to get out
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to await; to wait for; to expect
directly opposite; right in front
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
evolved form; developed form
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
washing machine; (clothes) washer
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch