footpath; walkway; sidewalk
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
district; section; sector
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
January; first month of the lunar calendar
results; record; grades; marks
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
considerably; greatly; a lot
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)