silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
error; mistake; slip; bug
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
objection; dissent; protest
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
malicious; deliberately mean
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
battlefield; battleground