enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
showing of live footage (from a concert, play, etc.) in a movie theater
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships
go on!; right!; here goes!
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of