famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
temporary; transitory; short-lived
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
why; how; for what reason
to be entwined; to be involved
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to perceive; to notice; to become aware (of); to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
environment; surroundings; circumstances
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
direct descent; direct line
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon