to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
bet; wager; stake; gamble
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
marriage ceremony; wedding
bunch of flowers; bouquet
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
respect; reverence; veneration
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
to show off one's manliness; to act like a (real) man
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
joint struggle; common (united) front
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
marriage proposal; courtship
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop