to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to apologize; to apologise
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
explosion; rupture; break off
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
gradually; slowly but steadily
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
eternal; unlimited; endless
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously