mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
continuation; succession; series; continuous
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
pointing out; identification
manners; courtesy; etiquette
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
in the morning; during the morning
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
influence; effect; impact
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence