soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cannot be helped; unavoidable
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
means; way; method; measure
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
towering; astonishingly high
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
unfairness; injustice; partiality
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
posture; position; stance
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
prickling; stinging; tingling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
evening meal; dinner; supper