leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
admiration; wonder; astonishment