to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
since when; from when; how long
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
this, that and the other; this and that
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
influencing (a person) for good
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy