resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to polish up; to shine up
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
deceased father; late father
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
clear; distinct; evident; definite
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to ask a question; to ask questions
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
what if (as in "what if" stories)
idealistic thought (argument)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond