to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
January; first month of the lunar calendar
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
one day; (on) a certain day
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to look forward to something
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
world; society; people; the public
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)