to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nature; property; disposition
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
leaving everything up to someone else
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to forget completely; to leave behind
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
supply; provision; raising; procurement
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
deep-seated grudge; hatred
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle