(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
feeling of calmness and relaxation
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
hometown; rural township (of China)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
collection of books; (personal) library
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough