to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
all; entire; whole; altogether
here and there; in places
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
perception; sensing; noticing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sunlight; rays of the Sun
with a momentary flash of light
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
under development; in development