to observe carefully; to make sure
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
phantom; vision; illusion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to project; to stick out; to stand out
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
height (of body); stature
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to fold up; to fold into layers
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
thinnish; somewhat narrow
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable