cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to intend; to be sure that
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make an appearance; to show up
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
number of times; frequency; count
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run up to; to rush over
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
preservation; retainment; keeping
reaching; attaining; arrival
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness