electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to bring back; to restore
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to dye; to colour; to color
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
with a start; with a jump
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to raise one's voice; to shout
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment