condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to explain adequately; to be accountable
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
love triangle; eternal triangle
clanging; empty; deserted
to be reflected in a mirror
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to whine; to make feeble complaints
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)