astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
accurate; correct; precise; exact
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
genuine article; real thing; real deal
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
impossible to do (although wants to)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at a moment's notice; readily
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
major earthquake; large earthquake
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to crumble away; to collapse
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to throw open; to leave open