to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
strength; power; proficiency; ability
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
in succession; one after another
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
village headman; village mayor
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
many; much; plenty; hardly
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
administration; medication; dosage
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to take (be in) charge of
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much