raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
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
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
unproductive; counterproductive
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
imperial order; imperial decree
the five fingers; leading five; top five
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
confusion; distraction; derangement
to have a chill run down one's spine
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening