young person; youth; young
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
indescribable; inexpressible
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to pass (of time); to elapse
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
looks; personal appearance; features
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to become completely chilled
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
sphere; circle; range; category
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to be conspicuous; to stand out
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
leaving school; expulsion (from school)
alone; unaided; away from home
to throw into; to toss into
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)