retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
too much; excessively; too
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
assistance; backing; reinforcements
proposal; offer; request; application
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
and yet; though; when; in spite of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sympathy; compassion; pity
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
older sister; elder sister
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
for example; for instance; e.g.
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to pause; to have a short intermission
strong person; the strong; the powerful
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years