to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
if it is (the case that ...)
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
both; both sides; both parties
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
sympathy; compassion; pity
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
only; merely; but; no more than
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
maintenance; preservation; improvement
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
pointing out; identification
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to wring the neck; to strangle
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount