true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
retreating figure; appearance from behind
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
difficult to ...; hard to ...
innumerable; countless; numberless
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
phantom; vision; illusion
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
racial discrimination; racism
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
rather; sooner; preferably
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
breaking off; snapping off
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to check; to stop; to keep back
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to make sense; to be meaningful
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort