to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
chapter one; first chapter
ancient times; prehistoric times
drop (e.g. of water); drip
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
brown; light brown; tawny
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
student accommodation; student dormitory
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank