come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
important person; strategic person; key figure
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
coexistence; living together
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
advance; moving forward; progress
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
club activities; extracurricular activities
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover