unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
on board a ship; aboard a ship
waste of time; killing time
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to escape from; to get out
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
town; city; municipal; urban
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
very interesting; of great interest
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
shellfish; seashell; shell
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
professional gambler; gamester
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
business discussion; negotiation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
study; diligence; discount; reduction
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal