whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
high; noble; refined; advanced
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
husband and wife; married couple
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
food and drink; eating and drinking
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate