indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
half the body; half length
looking pale; looking unwell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
abuse; misuse; perversion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicate reason; infers some protest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh