natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to serve; to work for; to attend
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to repeat; to do something over again
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
relatively; comparatively
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
honorific/polite/humble prefix
prudence; discretion; thought
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
consequence; outcome; result; blame
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think