underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to spread; to be propagated
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
since; henceforth; ever since
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is