head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
business; errand; nature of one's business
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
true character; real nature
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to shave off; to scrape off
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to say; to be called; to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
major cleanup; spring cleaning
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
number of persons; personnel
to lure out; to entice out
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
don't worry; there's no need to worry
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten