to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to backfire; to have a harmful result
business; errand; nature of one's business
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
palatial residence; stately mansion
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
studio apartment; bed-sitter
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
armaments; military preparations
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
breakdown of negotiations
format; procedure; way of proceeding
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
country; territory; domain; realm
last ray of hope; only hope
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby