clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
speculation; thinking; meditation
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
feeling; sense; impression
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
again; once more; a second time
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
until now; so far; up to the present
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)