small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
nod; inclination of the head
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
duty; obligation; responsibility
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
throwaway; disposable; single-use
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
clear; precise; definite; distinct
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to become completely chilled
all night; throughout the night
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
does not; can not; will not
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to do for (the sake of someone else)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat