to look upwards; to look up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
not understanding; not knowing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sour look; surly face; pout
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
historical play; period drama
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
interjection; exclamation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend