meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
Island; insula; island; islet
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
late at night; deep in the night
merchant house employee; tradesman
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
rottenness; decay; corruption
to seethe; to ferment; to boil over
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
look!; there!; here!; that is
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to humbly implore; to beg profusely
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
root; source; origin; basis
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon