to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to deal with a large number
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
first thing in the morning
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
by today; before the day is over
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to get distracted; to jump off the track