to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
serious; not joking; straight
boy; son; baby boy; young man
somehow; for some reason or other
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
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.)
to watch steadily; to stare
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
adds force or indicates command
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
matter of time; question of time
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than