to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
by sheer strength; by brute force
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to take a breath; to take a short rest
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
stupid brat; son of a bitch
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to throw away; to abandon
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)