to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in succession; one by one
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to grow hoarse; to become husky
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
dark night; moonless night
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
equality; impartiality; evenness
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
at once; immediately; right now
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
-less; lacking; non-existing
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result