conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
one plate (of food); one dish; one helping
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I'm stuffed; that was good; what a meal
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
new registration; registering for the first time
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
outside world; physical world
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to comb down; to smooth down
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
in person; personally; directly
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
review; reconsideration; revision
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to get strong; to gain strength