round shape; circle; circular form
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
living; lifestyle; living room
denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
rare; uncommon; not often seen
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
number of persons; personnel
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
godfather; sponsor; Church Father
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to give the stamp of approval
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk