surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
stark naked; completely naked; nude
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to copy (down); to transcribe
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be filled to bursting; to burst
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
if so; in that case; in that situation
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
at the mercy of (something or someone)
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to waste time; to kill time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
direct connection; direct link
high efficiency; high performance
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
co-sleeping; sleeping together