to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
in the end; on top of that
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
river; stream; River; the ... river
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
one way or the other; either way
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
opposite bank; farther shore
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
common knowledge; well-known fact
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed