simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
great laughter; burst of laughter
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to push (something) against
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
regret; repentance; remorse
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
young girl; lass; adolescent female
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
manly; masculine; like a man
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to rush back; to run back
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
genuine article; real thing; real deal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
very popular; highly favoured