gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to paint (draw) a picture
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
round dance; dancing in a circle
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to cover fully; to wrap around
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
visual hallucination; vision
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
danger; peril; hazard; risk
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response