mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be conspicuous; to stand out
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
well-bred; of good upbringing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
simply; merely; only; solely
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
one large ...; a great ...
group of companies; combine
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
feng (male Chinese firebird)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself