as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
by your leave; with your permission
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with