starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
and so; therefore; for that reason
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
-less; lacking; non-existing
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
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
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen