to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
expressing one's mind; speaking out
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
innermost depths of one's heart
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to squash; to crush; to flatten
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
atrocious crime; heinous crime
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake