shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
with curious eyes; curiously
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
indescribable; having no way to express
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
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)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
from outside; from the side
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
(not so) much; (not) very
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
accident; emergency; calamity
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion