baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to push aside; to brush aside
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be born; to come into the world
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
surely; certainly; without doubt
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to walk away; to saunter off
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
assistance; backing; reinforcements
armour (e.g. tank); armor
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to blow out; to spout out