medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
sympathy; compassion; pity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
being startled; getting a shock
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
it is not (like that) either
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
failure; mistake; blunder
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be softened; to calm down
should; must; -able; probably; likely
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
neighbourhood; neighborhood
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
number one; first; best; most; game; round
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
index finger; forefinger; second toe
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go