publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
sampling food; tasting; trying
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
selling out; being sold out
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to pass (of time); to elapse
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext