obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
family structure; family composition; family makeup
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to take a picture; to take a photo
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
stepping back; drawing back
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
slightly early; just before
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
criminal nature; criminality
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
in that manner; like that
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to carry around; to carry on one's person
transactions; dealings; business
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
article; item; thing; goods; wares
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap