mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
reactor; reacting furnace
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
private person; individual
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
folding; collapsible; telescopic
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to push (something) against
longing for others; wanting company
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
in terms of; from the point of view of
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
the lower classes; the common people
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight