fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
preparation; arrangements
to lead; to direct; to take command
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
Western clothing; Western binding
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to shine in (light); to illuminate
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
reviewing stand; box; gallery
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
possession; occupation; occupancy
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
lineage; pedigree; family line
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
in the end; on top of that
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue