to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
with these words; while saying
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reception room; parlor; parlour
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
black ground; black cloth
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank