to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
virgin; innocent young woman
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
indeed; really; truly; very much
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
consists of; comprises; is made up of
rather; better; instead; if anything
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
meaning; significance; sense
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
whispered conversation; whispering
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge