medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
adds force or indicates command
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence