to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to look down on; to condescend
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
servile character (disposition)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
unqualified; without qualifications
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
outsider; someone outside of a group
topic of discussion; agenda
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
to anticipate; to foresee
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
cross; crossed; cruciform
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
fortune-telling; divination
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
1000 ri; (a) long distance
fortune-telling; divination
serious condition; critical condition