to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to accept; to receive; to agree
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
sorry; excuse me; thank you
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
completely; fully; entirely
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
feeling keenly; fully realizing
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)