Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
here and there; in places
to be transparent; to show through
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
tourbillon (watch mechanism)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
cheap article; poor quality article
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
self-torturing; masochistic
long; drawn-out; very long
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
marking; grading; scoring