police; police officer; police station
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
kitchen; financial situation
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
very interesting; of great interest
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sick person; patient; invalid
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be infected; to be contagious
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to experience
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
distinction; discrimination
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense