medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sorry; excuse me; thank you
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
contract; compact; agreement
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
no, not like that (but like this)
good young man; agreeable youth
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
after that; afterwards; thereafter
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace