trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
minuteness; one millionth
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
mask; disguise; guise; mask
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
street stall; stand; booth
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
rich person; wealthy person
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
way out; means to escape; escape route