meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
like this; this sort; this way
fellow sufferers pity each other
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
same country; same province; the (said) country
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
world's first; first in the world
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
18th day of the month; 18 days
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
opposite bank; farther shore
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
nonprosecution; nonindictment
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
funnel chest; pectus excavatum
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
traditional Chinese medicine; TCM
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced