(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
limbs; arms and legs; body
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
white (complexion); fair-skinned
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
in a day; in a brief space of time
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove