unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
apparently; appears to be
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to lose sight of; to miss
to lose one's footing; to slip
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
(putting on the) airs of an official
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to pierce through; to break through
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even though it is not; despite not
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
even though; despite; when
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
worst; poor and boring; uncool
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members