entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
double; twice (as much); twofold
name; given name; first name
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
another attempt; another try; second attempt
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
ten; 10; ten years of age
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
French Revolution (1789-1799)