to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reality; actuality; hard fact
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
control; check; restraint; inhibition
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
while; even though; despite
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)