to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
while; even though; despite
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
why; how; for what reason
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
long time; long interval; for quite some time
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)