contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
baton (of command); order; command; direction
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
discrimination; discernment; identification
going to and fro; back and forth
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
you (plural); all of you; you all
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
quarrel; dispute; argument
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to split; to be split; to splinter
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to be reflected in a mirror
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation