to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it is not (like that) either
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
secret; private; surreptitious
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
excursion; field trip; school trip
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
secret art; the mysteries
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
health (concerns, reasons, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
greater than ...; bigger ...
until now; so far; up to the present
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service