to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
instead; but (on the other hand)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
contemplation; meditation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
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
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
partly open; in half bloom
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious