to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
softly; mildly; gently; politely
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
frequency (of occurrence)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
presumption; assumption; estimation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
being startled; getting a shock
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
remaining quantity; residual quantity
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
(right at the) side; just beside
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug