composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
sudden death; unexpected death
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
hedge; fence; border; limit
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
seat at a table; place at a table
to wash away; to rinse off
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to accuse someone; to charge someone
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)