yuan (monetary unit of China)
New Year's period (January 1 to 3)
a few years ago; some years back
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to take over; to hand over
just the other day; quite recently
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot