early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
a little bit; a little while
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
magazine; journal; periodical
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand