older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to add (to); to add on; to append
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
how; in what way; how about
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation