being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
self-torturing; masochistic
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
end; close; finish; termination
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
one or two; a few; small number
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to change completely; to change suddenly
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
research material; experimental material
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
secret; private; surreptitious
to die; to ascend to heaven
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
lightly; easily; carelessly
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)