pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
though; notwithstanding; although
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
while; during; while; although; all; both
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
systematic; regular; routine
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to pass (of time); to elapse
serious; not joking; straight
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
reality; actuality; hard fact