so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
putting life into; animating; cheering up
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to fall flat; to fall face down
to choke; to have trouble breathing
else; in addition; besides
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
each; (arch.) you (plural)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
so; therefore; and; (and) then
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
out-of-school; off-campus
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)