pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
so what!; who gives a damn?
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to say; to be called; to do
righteousness; justice; right
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to kill; to choke the life out of
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence