to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be opposite; to face each other
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
desire for revenge; vengeful thought