moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
something wrapped in cloth
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to shake; to sway; to waver
interruption; suspension; break
reopening; resumption; restarting
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach