gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to spend time (on doing something)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to be dead; to be lifeless
to pass (of time); to elapse
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to distract one's attention
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in one's own way or style
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to dye; to colour; to color
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland