to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
hard to reach place; remote place
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
repentance; confession; penitence
breath; breathing; tone; mood
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
such; like that; that sort of; very
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to be entwined; to be involved
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
high spirits; gleeful mood
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days