physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
don't you think?; indicates question
why; how; for what reason
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
hair (on the head); (a) hair
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)