now that; since; so long as; because
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
pale; pallid; bluish-white
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
instability; insecurity; crankiness
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
opening and shutting; opening and closing
(not) even once; (not) ever
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
space; interval; space character; whitespace
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to grimace; to make a wry face
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good