milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
contest; comparison; competition
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
in one's own way or style
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
only recently; just of late
very shy person; bashful person
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
frequency (of occurrence)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
standing firm; holding out
the place for; the time for; the level of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy