well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
near miss; just missing (each other)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to put into the mouth; to eat
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
one grade; first-class; primary
one theory; one opinion; another theory
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to push aside; to brush aside
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
resolute; determined; bold
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
stark naked; completely naked; nude
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)