intimacy; affection; familiarity
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
all present; all concerned; all of us
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
what's what; heads or tails
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
ultimate; final; last; eventual
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
old age; old person; the old; the aged
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
throughout; all through; right through
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
many; a lot; much; multitude
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
veil of darkness; curtain of night
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to unfold; to unroll; to open
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story