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.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
the whole day; all the day
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
gradually; slowly but steadily
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to examine someone's expression
to remove; to move out of the way
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to mind; to care; to worry
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich