precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to jump upon (a moving object)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to like; to love; to be fond of
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
near oneself; close to one; familiar