parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
manners; behavior; behaviour
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
serious look (on one's face); straight face
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
gradually; slowly but steadily
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
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to put one's strength into
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to subsist; to keep on living
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
fully prepared; all ready
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
individual match; single game
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
number of times; frequency; count
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
creation; Creation (by God)