being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
whereabout; about where; how much
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
precocity; early ripening; premature development
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to look down on; to condescend
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to grow up; to become an adult
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to be transparent; to show through