-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
convenient; handy; useful
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver-colored paper
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
scenery; scene; landscape
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
moment; brief space of time
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recall; to remember; to recollect
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)