exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
whispering into a person's ear
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
human rights; civil liberties
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
don't worry about it; forget about it
your husband; her husband
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to become better; to improve
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to throw away; to abandon
garbage (rubbish) collection point
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up