staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
speech; expression; wording; language
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about
manners; courtesy; etiquette
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
something like ...; something called ...
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
whereabout; about where; how much
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)