cowardly; timid; easily frightened
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
bygones; the past; past event
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
2nd day of the month; two days
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)