bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
dotted line; perforated line
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
to consider troublesome; to regard as a nuisance
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to shave off; to scrape off
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
(being) on time; work hours; time on duty; (in) real time; (watching, etc.) live
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to rev (up) an engine; to race an engine
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
hegemony; leadership; initiative
this (very thing); this precisely
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
re-entering (data); re-typing