total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
utmost limits; extremity; limit
tag (children's game); tig
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
polite; respectful; reverent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
being startled; getting a shock
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
profitable plan; good plan
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
at the last moment; this late in the game
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one