to shed light; to cast light
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
right under; directly below
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
televising; broadcasting; airing
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)