surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
muddy water; red-light district
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
concealment; suppression; hiding
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
perception; sensing; noticing
to entrust; to leave to a person
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to