back street; back alley; slums
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
is something that; is that which
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hoarse voice; husky voice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie