chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
dual personality; split personality
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
show; exhibition; spectacle
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
household; home; family; housekeeping
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
just because; even if; even though
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
alone; by oneself; on one's own
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
(doing something) in tears
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
my husband; one's family; family member
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
living; lifestyle; living room
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
leading person; foremost figure
rare (or peculiar) animal
the world in general; society; convention
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
anyone and everyone; anybody at all