to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
not caring; not giving a damn
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
both hands; both arms; ten
decoration; ornament; trimmings
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
older employee who does not have much actual work
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat