to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
dry riverbed; river beach
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
average; ordinary; normal
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
since when; from when; how long