sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
height (measured at the withers)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly