Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
cause of annoyance; cause of irritation; irritant; peeve
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
as many (people) as possible
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
flash (of light); glint; schiller
in detail; minutely; closely
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
odd; strange; queer; peculiar