to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
no matter how much time passes
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to stiffen; to become stiff
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
unanticipated; unexpected
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
having said that; be that as it may
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
health; healthy; sound; fit
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
father; dad; husband; you; he
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to apologize; to apologise
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to be born; to come into the world
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
godparents; foster parents