medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
several years; a few years
(not) a single person; (no) one
to go out and away; to leave
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to come into being; to be born
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to leave as is; to ignore
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to be touching; to be moving
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
in deep black; in jet black
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate