empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
with these words; while saying
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
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)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be surprised; to be astonished
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to apologize; to apologise
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
eagle (Accipitridae family)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
name; given name; first name
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)