to step forward; to volunteer
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
special training; intensive training; crash course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
somehow; for some reason or other
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to dance; to perform dance steps
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to push aside; to push one's way through