shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
male instincts; male frivolity
again (and again); once again; yet again
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to redeem (from sin); to save
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
in advance; beforehand; previously
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to make sense; to be meaningful
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)