intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
vitality; (one's) life force
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)