to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
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
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
never mind!; don't worry about it
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear