ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
reading aloud; recitation
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
memory; sense; experience
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
surroundings; environs; circumference
around the clock; day and night
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to run about; to rush about
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound