pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
only recently; just of late
working adult; full-fledged member of society
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
mouthpiece of a telephone
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
such; like that; that sort of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to switch off; to turn off
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
discipline; training; teaching manners
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
housing district; residential district
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tall figure; high stature
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe