heart; guts; nerve; central part
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to not believe one's ears
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
different (from); not the same (as)
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tighten; to press hard
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
forcibly; against one's will