sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
even if; even though; however; no matter how
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
this and that; one thing or another
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to express in a roundabout way
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
sharply; harshly; stingingly
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
(death from) starvation; starving to death
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
talk; story; conversation