to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
one after another; in succession
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
failure; mistake; blunder
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
precision equipment; delicate equipment
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
window frame; window sill
one bounce (of a ball); one-hopper
by myself; in person; by oneself
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)