I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
sudden change; complete change
height (of a person); stature
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
to thrust away; to send flying
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to hit hard; to strike hard
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to straighten up; to sit upright
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
cannot be helped; unavoidable
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
retirement; resignation; stepping down