to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
many; much; plenty; hardly
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to fight against; to oppose; to face
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
expression; presentation; representation; notation
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
discovery; detection; finding
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
sympathy; empathy; response
un-; non-; negative prefix
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
concession; conciliation; compromise
endurance; perseverance; patience
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad