downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to say no more; to sink into silence
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
troubled face; worried expression
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to grow up; to become an adult
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
numerator; molecule; member; element
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
material; substance; matter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
pupil; student; schoolchild
ago; since; before; previous