flood of customers; roaring business
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
you could say; you might say; verging on the
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
(not) even with; (not) even using
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
longan (Euphoria longana)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
transfer; assignment; conveyance
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tide; current; tendency; trend
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
to turn against; to become an enemy