gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
dozens; scores of; decades
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
new building; new construction
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
corner room; corner apartment
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
supreme; sublime; highest
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
magazine; journal; periodical
one's house; one's home; one's family
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want