prompt answer; direct personal answer
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to form a group; to form a bunch
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(how) many times; (how) often
to change the position of
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
military camp; barracks; camping
ancestral shrine (temple); mausoleum (of one's ancestors); Imperial mausoleum
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to run about trying to escape
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to gain weight; to put on weight
at first; in the beginning; originally
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
complexion; colour; color; blood red