with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
opinion; point of view; visual point
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
resentment; indignation; anger
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
diligent student; drudge; swot
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
as a child; when one was a child
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
children's park; children's playground
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall