to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
both hands; both arms; ten
composed expression; clear face
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to glare at each other; to confront each other
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to be worried; to be troubled
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute