to take a breath; to take a short rest
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
simple and clear; plain and simple
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to taste; to try (food or drink)
number of articles; quantity
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
that; the matter in question
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
rare; uncommon; not often seen
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts