immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
since when; from when; how long
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to feel; to sense; to experience
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)