light; easy; non-serious; minor
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to fall flat; to fall face down
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to strangle; to constrict
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper