at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
forgetting; lapse of memory
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
gratitude; thanks; apology
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
several times; a few times
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
moonrise; rise of the Moon
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to comb down; to smooth down