slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
and (also); both ... and; as well as
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to dye; to colour; to color
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
feelings; thoughts; meaning