vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
tag; slip; label; sticker
something; some kind of; for some reason
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
sleeping pill; sleep medication
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
already; now; no longer; not any more
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household