to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
confections; sweets; candy; cake
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
chilly; unpleasantly cold
yearned for; longed for; missed
preface; introduction; preamble
leadership; initiative; spearhead
principal occupation; core business
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task