scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
with a clink (click, clack)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
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; to grasp (a point)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
experiment; experimentation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
periodic; regular; routine
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to understand; to make out
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
use; utilization; utilisation; application
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
succession; continuation; series; sequence
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do