treating someone like a child
charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet
playground (for children); park
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to surrender one's chastity to a man
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
starvation; famine; hunger
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
sudden change; complete change
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
depending on; dependent on
secret story; unknown episode
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to learn something through hearing
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to have a rumor circulating
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
rude person; insolent person
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
whole day and night; 24 hours
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully