to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
how; in what way; how about
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to run around; to bustle about
completion; perfection; accomplishment
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy