for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to feel a chill run down one's spine
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to be smeared; to be covered
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to apologize; to apologise
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)