how; in what way; by what means
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
convenient; handy; useful
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
long ago; a long time ago; already
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
abandoned building; derelict building
inner-city area; city center
considerably; greatly; a lot
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to beat to death; to kill
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe