taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
"large eyes" look (makeup technique)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
strategist; tactician; schemer
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be on a roll; to be in a good spot; to be on a (winning) streak
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
(a) Buddha; deceased person
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
review; reconsideration; revision
examination results; test result; test outcome
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
26th day of the month; 26 days
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
contest of strength; trial of strength
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey