being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
silence; stillness; quietness
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to watch steadily; to stare
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
how; in what way; in what manner
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable