with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
how long; how far; how much
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
evening meal; dinner; supper
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to order; to command; to appoint
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
as (for); for; in the capacity of
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
in that manner; like that
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid