gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
marriage proposal; marriage talks
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment