at a loss for words; stumped for words
sovereign; ruler; head of state
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
manner of using one's hands
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
opposite side; opposition
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
condition; situation; prospects
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
chief; main; principal; important
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
puddle of blood; pool of blood
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive