to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to begin; to set about; to start
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
apparently; appears to be
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
unidentifiable; unidentified
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
description; describing; depicting
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to complain; to make a complaint
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
food; food products; foodstuffs
to collect; to assemble; to gather