highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
more than anything; above all else
counter for drops of liquid
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
dullard; indecisive person
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
the lesser yin (in yin-yang)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
treating someone like a child
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
unexpected meeting; coincidence
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
shabby; unsightly; unkempt