whispering into a person's ear
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
imagination; supposition; guess
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to pick up; to find; to gather
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
how long; how far; how much
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
corrective lenses for myopia
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
several minutes; a few minutes
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to trample flat; to beat a path
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
maintenance; preservation; improvement