smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
murder; homicide; manslaughter
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to spring at; to leap upon
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
cannot be compared with; no match for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to shut in; to confine; to contain
threat; intimidation; menace
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
normal practice; proper practice
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly