just because; even if; even though
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
height (of body); stature
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sunlight filtering through trees
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick