to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
present; gift; to give a present or gift
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
so-and-so; who?; which people?
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
whispering into a person's ear
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
from the beginning; from scratch
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
one by one; one each; one at a time
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to make sense; to be meaningful
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement