to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
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
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. 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 do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
company; lot; people; 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; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
throat; important part; vital area
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