settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
in the meanwhile; during the time
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
thought; consideration; thinking
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to get angry; to lose one's temper
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently