to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
that day; the very same day
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pronunciation; production of sound
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
though; notwithstanding; although
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
in accordance with; according to
tips of one's hair; hair ends
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be entwined; to be involved
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
scenery; scene; landscape
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
overheating; overexcitement
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred