to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be absorbed in reading
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
admiration; wonder; astonishment
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to perceive; to understand