to breathe out; to exhale
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
on the occasion of; at the time of
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
every year; yearly; annually
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to dye; to colour; to color
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate