shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
body; physical system; (the) person
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in succession; one by one
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
release; emission; ejection
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
several years; a few years
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
several minutes; a few minutes