to explain; to dispel doubts
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to write down; to record; to register
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to find out; to discover; to locate
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to set (sun); to become dark
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
three; three years of age
to be consistent; to be coherent
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to replace; to move; to change the position of
only; merely; but; no more than
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
fusion point; melting point
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum