to come and go; to go back and forth
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sales; selling; marketing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
in proportion to; just as much as
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
rain and wind; driving rain
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
gradually; slowly but steadily
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become better; to improve
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish