two persons; two people; pair; couple
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to serve; to work for; to attend
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period
setting up specially; special installation
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)