initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
difference; variation; difference
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
desperately; for one's dear life
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to slide into; to slip into
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
emergency light; emergency lamp
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
forcibly; against one's will
to become pale; to turn pale
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
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 pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to grimace; to make a wry face
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
drop (e.g. of water); drip
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth