gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
light; faint; pale; fleeting
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; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
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)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
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
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
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
(not) so much; (not) that much
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)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
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