knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
coriander (Coriandrum sativum); cilantro; dhania; Chinese parsley
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
delusion; trick of the imagination
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
joke; playfulness; kidding around