Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
work opening; work position
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
full to capacity; full to bursting; house full; sellout
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
reputation; respectability
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer