long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
feel (of a material); texture
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
madder red; dark red; crimson
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
there, there; kiss it better; (lit.) pain, pain, fly away
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
something wrapped in cloth
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
gaudy; flashy; showy; glittery; sparkly; shiny
honest; incorruptible; integrity
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
just now; right now; at this moment