to take; to catch; to capture
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
colour; color; hue; tints
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(in) his way; peculiar to him
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
ambitious; motivated; willful
to that degree; to that extent; that much
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
proposal; offer; request; application
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to do for (the sake of someone else)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
out of character; unlike one
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
each and all; every single one; everybody
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
trembling from fear; trembling all over
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
face contorted and about to cry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
it's not like; it isn't as if
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off