heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
indicate reason; infers some protest
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
name; given name; first name
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
looks; personal appearance; features
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to raise one's voice; to shout
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)