to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
regret; repentance; remorse
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
relatively; comparatively
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
partly open; in half bloom
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to check someone's temperature
(not so) much; (not) very
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear