observation; survey; watching
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to put on airs; to assume importance
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
nausea; sickness in the stomach
rather; sooner; preferably
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
like this; in this way; as you see
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction