steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
serious; not joking; straight
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)