hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
how long; how much; to what extent
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
imagination; supposition; guess
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
almost; roughly; approximately
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
with a start; with a jump
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to become pale; to turn pale
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
I see; that's right; indeed
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly