to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
failure; mistake; blunder
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(car) accident caused by slippery road conditions; icy road accident
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
hospitalization; hospitalisation
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
other side; opposite side; other party
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
only; merely; but; no more than
both; both sides; both parties
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in the meanwhile; during the time
already; now; no longer; not any more
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
since when; from when; how long
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded