price reduction; discount
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
violent explosion; bursting
both hands; both arms; ten
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
calm; composed; leisurely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
such; like that; that sort of; very
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable
speech and conduct; words and deeds
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)