to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(another's) daughter; young lady
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers