to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in comparison to; rather than
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be surprised; to be astonished
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
high steward; grand master
myself; yourself; I; me; you
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up