while; during; while; although; all; both
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to shake one's head (in denial)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to look around; to survey
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
scenery; scene; landscape
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
that; the matter in question
to come to one's senses; to calm down
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
really; truly; indeed; good grief
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!