no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
stale; hackneyed; cliched
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside