soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
again; once more; a second time
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be silent; to say nothing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style