series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
electricity; (electric) light
to recall; to remember; to recollect
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sound of a heavy object falling
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
death in battle; death on the battlefield
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
blunder; slip; error; error
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case