to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come to one's senses; to calm down
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
form; shape; figure; visage
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
again; once more; a second time
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
still (continuing); as ever; further
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed