being very busy; busyness
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to soak into; to permeate
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
usage time; utilization time
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
verbalizing; putting into words
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
solely; entirely; only; or
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
way; method; means; resource; course
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
ability; performance; efficiency
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
be (that) as it may; having said that
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
just the other day; quite recently
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment