side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
carving; engraving; sculpture
handicraft; industrial art object
close to the wall; alongside the wall
several sheets (flat objects)
decorative plate; palette; pallet
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
study; library; den; home office; reading room
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to encamp; to take up positions
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
towering; astonishingly high
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to rock; to shake; to swing
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
nice; likeable; desirable
charming; fascinating; attractive
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
question; inquiry; enquiry