whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
double take (esp. out of surprise)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such ... as; or some such
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sincere; earnest; serious
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to step forward; to volunteer
to come to one's senses; to calm down
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
near; close; beside; third person
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
job-related; in the course of one's work
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...