indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
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
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cleavage (between breasts)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
stimulating; exciting; provocative
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
something like ...; something called ...
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
very young; little; childish; immature
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
don't you think?; indicates question