talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
blow; shock; strike; batting
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
passing through without stopping; passing by
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
safe plan; infallible measure
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
surface of the earth; ground surface
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to use and then throw away
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(one acting as a) foster parent
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
fire hook; poker; slice bar
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
dynamic lift; lifting power
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears