being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to become better; to improve
contrived; false-sounding
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
to add (to); to add on; to append
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
directly opposite; right in front
underestimation; undervaluation
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
self-defense; self-defence
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray