degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
after school (at the end of the day)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
tension; mental strain; nervousness
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
such; like that; in that way
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
until now; so far; up to the present
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
expression; look; countenance; face
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to some extent; to a certain extent
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words