truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to vanish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
graduation examination; graduation test
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
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
by myself; in person; by oneself
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)