to hang (something) on the wall
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
while; even though; despite
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
two times; twice; two degrees
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
whispering into a person's ear
section manager; section chief
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
matter; thing; affair; circumstance