breath; breathing; tone; mood
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
besides; in addition; also; moreover
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even if; even though; however; no matter how
manly; masculine; like a man
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
inside; interior; inner part
almost; roughly; approximately
annual (plant); first-year student
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
beginning; outset; first; onset
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over