to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
silent film; silent movie
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to translate; to interpret
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to sprout; to put forth buds
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to move around; to move about; to get around
leaving everything up to someone else
being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky