understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
complete set; all; everything
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
winning in a flash; instant defeat
older brother; elder brother
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
although; though; despite the fact that ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
this and that; one thing or another
ago; since; before; previous
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
continuation; succession; series
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; repair; mending
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to leave of one's own accord
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive