teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
self-control; self-restraint
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
moment by moment; hour by hour
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to straighten up; to sit upright
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to take off one's glasses
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at