intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
mockery; derision; ridicule
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to dye; to colour; to color
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
control; check; restraint; inhibition
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
your acquaintance; people who know
to jump upon (a moving object)
to speak; to hear a voice
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to smile (at); to grin (at)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
fashion sense; sense of fashion
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)