to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to pluck; to pick; to tear
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
after the end (of something); post-
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
suddenly; all of a sudden
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
difference; variation; difference
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to prostrate oneself before
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
how; in what way; by what means
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
secret; private; surreptitious
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute