shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
exactly as stated; verbatim
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
right beside; close to; nearby
manly; masculine; like a man
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
moderate; proper; just right
will not do; do not; does not
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to buy again; to buy anew
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)