evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
instead; but (on the other hand)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
out-boxing; hit-and-run; striking and running away
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
creeping; crawling; sneaking
suddenly; all of a sudden
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
succession; continuation; series; sequence
conviction; belief; confidence