captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to burn with combativeness
how much; how many; to what extent
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
bearing; heading; point of the compass
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
it's been a long time; long time no see
starting work (for the day); employment; work
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
after the end (of something)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)