jokingly; in the form of a joke
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
funny story; funny anecdote
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
negotiations; discussions; connection
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
skill; dexterity; proficiency
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
many people; a large number of people
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
the other day; some time ago; recently
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be damaged; to receive damage
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)