spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
outward appearance; apparent
neighbourhood; neighborhood
for a while; for some time; for a period
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
wherein; therein; thereinto
relatively; comparatively
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dressing room; fitting room
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to lean against; to recline on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam