opening and shutting; opening and closing
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to crawl towards; to creep up to
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to keep away; to keep at a distance
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky