crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
yearning; longing for; deep affection
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
in the background; not standing out
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
path to Hades; passage leading to the underworld; Hades; hell; underworld
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
fur; incrustation; limescale
passions; sexual desire; lust
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
outline; summary; argument
intended use; intended purpose
Yuezhi (ancient Central Asian people); Rouzhi
to present; to offer; to dedicate
rare and valuable; precious
Chinese book; book written in Chinese