to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
surroundings; environs; circumference
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
here and there; in places
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
someone; a certain person