maintenance; preservation; improvement
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to fall on one's backside
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
competing; competition; auction
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
light; faint; pale; fleeting
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
one more time; once more; once again
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
is something that; is that which
the opposite direction; the other way
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up