to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to change (one's clothes)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to get thin; to taper off
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
educational institution; school; academy; campus
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
inside; interior; inner part
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator