to smile (at); to grin (at)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (of time); to elapse
again; once more; a second time
that day; the very same day
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
measuring instrument; instrumentation
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
being somewhat excited (agitated)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl