appearance; air; mien; getup
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
inside; interior; inner part
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
height (of a person); stature
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
health; healthy; sound; fit
weakening; emaciation; decline
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
sworn elder brother; older male in an homosexual relationship
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
inner citadel; core; center; centre
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
murder; killing; murderer
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct