to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
slim; slender; slight; delicate
colour; color; hue; tints
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
increase in speed; acceleration
to eat up; to consume (completely)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
compact-size; compact-sized; compact
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
rock-paper (game); variation of rock-paper-scissors for dividing people into two groups
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
undoubtedly; unmistakably; indisputably; definitely; certainly
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
for a while; for some time; for a period
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to manage something successfully; to be successful
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
flying column; detached force
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
innocent; blameless; guiltless
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly