to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to make sure of the truth
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to smirk; to grin broadly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
sanity; consciousness; soberness
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
too much; excessively; too
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
unprecedented; never seen before
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
appearance; expression; manifestation
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to push (something) against
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
forced laugh; forced smile
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage