to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
inter-office mail; intra-company mail
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
considerably; fairly; quite
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
contract; compact; agreement
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
here's looking at you, kid; (lit.) cheers to your eyes
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)