failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
feeling; sense; impression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
all present; all concerned; all of us
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
such; like that; that sort of; very
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to take over; to hand over
postwar period; period after Second World War
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation