easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
twice; again; second time
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke