to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
dull sound; muffled sound
submersion; inundation; being flooded
quality of a product; feel of goods (taste, style)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
whenever you want; any time you like
creak; squeak; rasping sound
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
normalcy; normality; normal
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
left breast; left side of the chest
to fail to be attentive to
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
time and time again; many times; a number of times
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
pitch dark; total darkness
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
metallic sound; metallic clank
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless