to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tips of one's hair; hair ends
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
on the occasion of; at the time of
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
of the same age; age-matched
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from