to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
particularly; only; in the case of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
with these words; while saying
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
reaction; response; reaction
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
engagement; business; affair; use; need
maid; helper; help; assistance
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
really; truly; indeed; good grief
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
last night; yesterday evening