proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
material; substance; matter
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
form; shape; figure; visage
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
contradiction; inconsistency
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
simply; merely; only; solely
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
how; in what way; by what means
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
just one person; only one
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hello; good day; good afternoon
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
again; once more; a second time
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate