belief; faith; conviction
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
object of romantic interest
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
both; both sides; both parties
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sympathy; compassion; pity
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
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)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff