to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
people close to the head man
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
diametric opposites; night and day; black and white; (lit.) snow and ink
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
right and wrong; right or wrong
kindness and affection; love
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
day in and day out; all the time
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation