Barnum effect; Forer effect
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
but; however; provided that
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
roar; sound made by monsters
National College Entrance Examination (China); Gaokao
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
while; during; while; although; all; both
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre