whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to jump at; to be attracted by
contrary to one's expectations
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be kind to; to treat kindly
filtration; filtering; percolation
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
happy tears; tears of joy
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
understanding person; supporter
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
understanding; comprehension
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to be prolonged; to drag on
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand