awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
feel (of a material); texture
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop