to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to come to one's senses; to calm down
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
failure; mistake; blunder
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
first match (in a series)
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
imagination; supposition; guess
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens