(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
in that manner; like that
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
some people; a few people; several people
latent disposition; inner feelings
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
this world; this life; world of the living
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
suffix for familiar person
something like ...; something called ...
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
neighbourhood; neighborhood
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
one day; (on) a certain day
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
discovery; detection; finding
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong