being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to fall flat; to fall face down
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
lightly; easily; carelessly
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
spirituality; spiritual nature
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
god of death; death deity; Death
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal