removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
doing something frantically; frantic state
secondhand smoke; sidestream smoke
to wipe one's arse; to clean up the mess (after something going wrong); to carry the can
without thinking of the consequences
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to continue to do; to persist in doing
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
police officer; policeman; policewoman
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
Christmas Eve; holy night
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
lately; recently; these days
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
dignity; majesty; sanctity
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
being on the ropes; losing ground
distant look; faraway look
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
(political) violence; violent tactics used by political radicals