to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
choices; alternatives; options
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
whispering; murmuring; subdued
so what!; who gives a damn?
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
vocal sound; tone of voice
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to turn towards; to point
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)