closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
tendency; trend; inclination
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to tear up and throw away
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
second (unit of time); arc second
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cause someone to worry
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
manner of using one's hands
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)