with a friendly grin; smilingly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
simply; merely; only; solely
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
if you think about it; come to think of it
in that manner; like that
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
power; authority; jurisdiction
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering