seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be needed; to be wanted
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
body; physical system; (the) person
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
sour look; surly face; pout
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
vicious circle; vicious cycle
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be responsive; to show immediate results
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
casting; cast-metal object