to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
mountain road; mountain trail
suspension (usu. vehicle)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
winding (e.g. electrical); winding; curving; hair style with tightly wound curls
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to pitch forward; to fall forward
bodily sensation; sense; experience