fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
singing or chanting in unison
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
character information; character data; textual data
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
new building; new construction
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
translucent; semi-transparent
what's what; heads or tails
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
single-lens reflex camera
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie