to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
bad boy; naughty child; brat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
water plant; seaweed; algae
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
simply; merely; only; solely
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as (for); for; in the capacity of
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
mental; spiritual; emotional
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
amount of money; sum of money
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
income; receipts; revenue
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
commerce; trade; business