to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
reception room; parlor; parlour
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
food crisis; food-supply crisis
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
scene; sight; scenario; setting
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
third day of the month; three days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders