(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
relatively; comparatively
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
pair; two kinds; two ways
meaning; significance; sense
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
literally; to the letter; literal
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
should; must; -able; probably; likely
all; entire; whole; altogether
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
dealing with; coping with
reality; actuality; hard fact
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to attempt; to test; to try out