expression; presentation; representation; notation
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to flow down; to run down
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
counter for (small) boats
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian