to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
at that (very) moment; just then
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
priority; order of precedence
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
on countless occasions; many a time
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be too numerous; to be too much
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to cease; to stop; to be over
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act