light blue; pale blue; aqua
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
caller; visitor; company; guest
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to straighten up; to sit upright
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
bulging (esp. stomach); sticking out
all sorts of; all kinds of
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
pregnancy; conception; gestation
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to awake from one's sleep
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
succession; continuation; series; sequence
the whole year; all the year
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
state funeral; national funeral
one grain; one drop; one bead
two grains; two drops; two bead