stagnation; hindrance; delay
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
power; authority; jurisdiction
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to see through; to see the true nature of something
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
upper half of the body; upper body
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
such; this sort of; like this
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence