softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
little by little; bit by bit
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nice; likeable; desirable
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to face; to go towards; to head towards
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about