to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
hors d'oeuvre; party platter; assorted food tray; catering platter
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
long (time that has passed); old (story)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
globular shape; spherical shape
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
without leaving any trace
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning