with a start; with a jump
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
study; research; investigation
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
fortune-telling; divination
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
personage; person (deserving of respect)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)