persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
opposite side; other side
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
moving an object of worship
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
strongish; somewhat strong
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
-less; lacking; non-existing
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
(for the) first time in one's life
comparatively; quite; rather
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
quick-witted; quick to understand
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
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