stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
guard; sentinel; garrison
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to look down on; to make light of
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
correction; revision; rectification
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
difficult to ...; hard to ...
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
entreaty; appeal; petition
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to make an appeal; to urge
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)