the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
surface; appearances; exterior
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to invite in; to show someone in
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
diplomatic; diplomatically
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
on bad terms; at loggerheads
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
suspension (in a vehicle)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
upward adjustment; upward revision
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship