to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
doorknob; door knob; door handle
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
feeling; sense; impression
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
sour look; surly face; pout
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
more than usual (usu. time)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
legend; folklore; tradition
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
bureau director; office chief
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
governments of various countries
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute