to tighten; to press hard
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to throw away; to abandon
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
female high-school student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
how many months?; how long?
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
senior high school; high school
upper half of the body; upper body
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament