bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
several minutes; a few minutes
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
in this manner; in this way; like this
to burst open; to pop; to split
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the other day; a few days ago
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
partly open; in half bloom
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
function; facility; faculty; feature
as; because; with; due to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily