to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
January; first month of the lunar calendar
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
two persons; two people; pair; couple
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flustered; confused; panicked
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come