party in full swing; party at its peak
while crying; tearfully; in tears
seeming very ...; just like ...
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to prowl after; to keep watch on
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
chain; series; connection; linkage
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
momentous (crucial) decision
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
contrived; false-sounding
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
in that way; like that; that way
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
help; assistance; service
glow stick; light stick; chemical light
co-sleeping; sleeping together
remains; corpse; (dead) body
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
chapter one; first chapter
short story; short film; short poem
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
to crumble away; to collapse
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
ramen; Chinese-style noodles