long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
pointing out; identification
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
if so; in that case; in that situation
to refuse; to reject; to deny
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
second day of the month; two days
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
cooperation; collaboration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on