(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in the meanwhile; during the time
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
while; during (the time when)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to become clear; to be made public
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
switching over to; migration; transition
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
directly opposite; right in front
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead