with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
difficult to eat; unpalatable
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
quarrel; dispute; argument
unconditionally; as a rule
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
next match; next game; next contest
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
wounded person; injured person
second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
teacher; instructor; professor
to be entwined; to be involved
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
persistently bothering someone (for no good reason); tedious interaction; frivolous pestering; making pointless conversation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off